Steinbeck and the Great Depression Research Paper

Steinbeck/ Great Depression Research Paper

Research Tools:  Library, MLA, Blog, Turnitin.com, Grammarly.com/edu, Noodletools.com 

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Tuesday - Intro to note taking - Noodle Tools
Wednesday/ Friday: Introduction to research - Library
Thursday - Web Citations - Room 60
Review Research paper requirements and rubric
Review PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS AND WORKS CITED

Go to library and begin research.

You are required to bring your laptops with you during this project. 

OMM Research Paper Requirements:
https://www.scribd.com/document/332659109/Of-Mice-and-Men-Research OMM Rubric:
https://www.scribd.com/document/332659283/OMMResearch-ReportRubric Please see the OMM Research Paper Requirements link for deadlines and directions

All papers Must be Proofread aloud
All papers Must be placed through www.grammarly.com/edu All papers Must be submitted on time to www.turnitin.com (No exceptions;  Deductions will be given for papers turned in after December 9th.
All papers must include a graphic organizer.  Please use the 5 Paragraph essay outline under "Links"
**Your papers will be more than 5 paragraphs, so please adjust the outline accordingly.

***The links can be found in your OneDrive under COLLABORATIVE and then go to HOMEWORK.  It is suggested that you download these documents into your personal class notebook.

Sample Paper:  (with older MLA Works Cited Page)
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_sample_paper.html
Sample Paper

Research info
https://libguides.tncc.edu/c.php?g=764427&p=5486581
MLA 8 Info



HOW TO APPROACH THIS PROJECT:

Step 1:

Before you write, you must have an idea for your thesis
What are you going to prove?
Today, we are going to read…noting which books you wish to return to in the future
Make sure you find enough info to support your paper

 Step 2:

Homework:  Bring in your thesis and create a general 5 paragraph outline for your paper

Step 3:

Go to the library and gather notes
Tomorrow we will begin taking notes

Note taking:
Must take notes from at least 5 sources
Be sure to use note card and Bib card format
Take tons of notes
Place Quotation marks around notes taken directly
Mark as ‘Paraphrased’ for notes you put in your own words/ summarize
-always be sure to include your bib card so you know where to return to that information

Step 4:

Requirements:

In the actual paper:
5 or more must be used in the paper – parenthetical citations

In the library/ initial research:
 While collecting research (before you write your paper)
When you are in the library, you need to take notes from 5-6 sources minimum (I suggest going beyond minimal requirements)
You prob. won't use all sources in your paper, but they will appear on your BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE
Make sure you have enough notes.

Essay - OMM

Directions:

Complete the quotation analysis.

1. Use 5 paragraph essay form

-Begin with an outline

-Underline your thesis and blueprint

-Underline 4 transitional sentences

2. Use specific examples (Contextual Evidence)

3.Include and explain direct quotes that support your thesis.

4. Cite direct quotes and any material/ ideas taken directly from the authors

5. Read all of the information below

6. Check your paper in www.grammarly.com/edu

7. When you are finished, turn your paper in to www.turnitin.com

8.  Due Date:  Wednesday, 11/21 before the end of the school day. 

*there is no homework over break. You had three full classes to complete a five paragraph essay.   

9. There is plenty of time in class to finish this assignment.  You have been thinking about this assignment for several weeks.  I'm sure you have many ideas.

NO homework over vacation.

*Have an AMAZING and SAFE holiday!!

Quotation analysis: 

Hurst wrote, "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."  

 How do both authors (Hurst and Steinbeck) use this quote to springboard his concept of "pride" throughout the story?  (If you look closely, you will see that the authors refers to pride several times in each of their works (Hurst directly and Steinbeck indirectly).  

**To answer this question, you must locate the original quote listed above.  Next, find several references of "Pride" in both stories.  Why do the authors continuously refer to pride throughout their stories?  What does pride mean to the authors/ the characters?

Explain the quote using examples from the stories.  Both stories have many similarities.

(You may write in first or third person.  If you use first person, you will be writing from the narrator's point of view.....You can be the narrator of this journal)

After vacation-OMM debate and  OMM Research Paper

The literary Terms Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXYM7aFyLo

CC.1.2.9-10.A: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CC.1.2.9-10.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject

Final Discussions

Tuesday/ Wednesday
OMM Quiz

Review/ discuss the end of the novel

Big Question:  Were George's actions justified?

Quotation analysis: 

Hurst wrote, "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."  

 How do both authors (Hurst and Steinbeck) use this quote to springboard his concept of "pride" throughout the story?  (If you look closely, you will see that the authors refers to pride several times in each of their works (Hurst directly and Steinbeck indirectly).  

**To answer this question, you must locate the original quote listed above.  Next, find several references of "Pride" in both stories.  Why does the authors continuously refer to pride throughout their stories?  What does pride mean to the authors/ the characters?

Explain the quote using examples from the stories.  Both stories have many similarities.

(You may write in first or third person.  If you use first person, you will be writing from the narrator's point of view.....You can be the narrator of this journal)

Wednesday/ Thursday- OMM Research Paper

The literary Terms Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXYM7aFyLo

CC.1.2.9-10.A: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CC.1.2.9-10.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject

Silent reading day.

Read OMM and work on the Key Points Worksheets.

Have an amazing weekend!!

OMM ch 3 and 4

Study Islands are due on Friday,11/9
Please read: I would like to post my instructions again so you are clear about the assignment
I told you to complete 10 questions and score 75%
If you don't accomplish this the first time, continue answering the questions until you get 75%

Ex. First time taking a test in section 1 you get 6/10= 60%;  take it again to get a 75%

Just score  at least 75% and answer a minimum of 10 questions

Review chapters 3 and 4

1.  OMM Overview and due dates:
http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2018/10/omm-overview-and-due-dates.html2.
Key Point Worksheet3.
Audio Book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU5PH4_Yno

4.
Study Guide

If you finish this assignment, begin to think about the Journal:

 Part 4

Begin to think about your quotation analysis journal:  (This will be due when we complete OMM)

\Remember to complete the 7 exercises in Study Island by Friday.
Score 75% and complete at least 10 questions

Quotation analysis: 

Hurst wrote, "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."  

 How do both authors (Hurst and Steinbeck) use this quote to springboard his concept of "pride" throughout the story?  (If you look closely, you will see that the authors refers to pride several times in each of their works (Hurst directly and Steinbeck indirectly).  

**To answer this question, you must locate the original quote listed above.  Next, find several references of "Pride" in both stories.  Why does the authors continuously refer to pride throughout their stories?  What does pride mean to the authors/ the characters?

Explain the quote using examples from the stories.  Both stories have many similarities.

(You may write in first or third person.  If you use first person, you will be writing from the narrator's point of view.....You can be the narrator of this journal)


The literary Terms Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXYM7aFyLo

OMM ch 1 and 2

With your permission, I would like to discuss a change in reading dates for OMM.
Reason:  There is a large number of class officer candidates, and the office asked if we could tape the speeches in our studio during 7th and 8th period tomorrow. (Most candidates are in your class)

I have the changes indicated on the due date link below.

Review chapters

OMM ch 1 and 2 in class activity which we will go over on Thursday.

Part 1.
1.  OMM Overview and due dates:
http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2018/10/omm-overview-and-due-dates.html2.
Key Point Worksheet3.
Audio Book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU5PH4_Yno

4.
Study Guide

If you finish this assignment, begin to think about the Journal:

 Part 4

Begin to think about your quotation analysis journal:  (This will be due when we complete OMM)

\Remember to complete the 7 exercises in Study Island by Friday.
Score 75% and complete at least 10 questions

Quotation analysis: 

Hurst wrote, "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."  

 How do both authors (Hurst and Steinbeck) use this quote to springboard his concept of "pride" throughout the story?  (If you look closely, you will see that the authors refers to pride several times in each of their works (Hurst directly and Steinbeck indirectly).  

**To answer this question, you must locate the original quote listed above.  Next, find several references of "Pride" in both stories.  Why does the authors continuously refer to pride throughout their stories?  What does pride mean to the authors/ the characters?

Explain the quote using examples from the stories.  Both stories have many similarities.

(You may write in first or third person.  If you use first person, you will be writing from the narrator's point of view.....You can be the narrator of this journal)


The literary Terms Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsXYM7aFyLo

Scarlet Ibis

If you failed to turn in the Key Point Worksheets for Chapters 1 and 2, Please turn them in ASAP!  We talked about this in class.



Part 1.
1.  OMM Overview and due dates:
http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2018/10/omm-overview-and-due-dates.html

2.
Key Point Worksheet

3.
Audio Book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU5PH4_Yno

4.
Study Guide


Part 2
Friday, 11/2 - Voc 6 test
Review readings up to page 55


**There will be a second surprise review quiz on Short Story terms in the near future
***Work on Study Island
****Don't forget about the beloved plot structures!!!!!

Part 3

1.  Review "The Scarlet Ibis"
2. Discuss key literary conceptst
PDF Link to the story"
http://whs.wsd.wednet.edu/faculty/zobel/documents/TheScarletIbisText.pdf
3. Answer the following questions:

A. How does Doodle disappoint his brother?
B. What motivates the narrator to teach Doodle to walk?
C. What other plans does he make for Doodle?
D. Summarize the circumstances leading to Doodle's death?
E. What is Doodle's attitude toward his brother?
F. How would you describe the narrator's attitude toward Doodle?
G. List the instances where the narrator is not nice to his brother?  How do you explain the narrator's actions?
H. Make a chart.  List the similarities/ differences between Doodle and the Ibis
I. How does the appearance of the scarlet ibis hint at the outcome of the story?
J. Do you think the narrator is to blame for Doodle's death?  Why or why not?
K. Make a Chart:  List the similarities and differences between Doodle and Lennie from OMM
L. What similar aspects do the authors of Ibis and OMM demonstrate in their writings?

Bonus Contest -TBA

If you finish this assignment, begin to think about the Journal:

 Part 4

Begin to think about your quotation analysis journal:  (This will be due when we complete OMM)

Quotation analysis: 

Hurst wrote, "I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death."  

 How do both authors (Hurst and Steinbeck) use this quote to springboard his concept of "pride" throughout the story?  (If you look closely, you will see that the authors refers to pride several times in each of their works (Hurst directly and Steinbeck indirectly).  

**To answer this question, you must locate the original quote listed above.  Next, find several references of "Pride" in both stories.  Why does the authors continuously refer to pride throughout their stories?  What does pride mean to the authors/ the characters?

Explain the quote using examples from the stories.  Both stories have many similarities.

(You may write in first or third person.  If you use first person, you will be writing from the narrator's point of view.....You can be the narrator of this journal)

OMM

OMM Links:

1.
OMM Overview and due dates:
http://bhscomp1.blogspot.com/2018/10/omm-overview-and-due-dates.html

2.
Key Point Worksheet

3.
Audio Book:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU5PH4_Yno

4.
Study Guide


Bell Ringers:
Tuesday:
How do you feel about George and Lennie's relationship?

Wednesday:
What is their dream?  Do you feel it is realistic?  Explain

Thursday:
What are your first impressions of the ranch?  Explain

Friday:
Is Lennie a simple or complex character?


Goals: Students will read, analyze and interpret the novel Of Mice and Men
Students will discuss characters and literary elements within the readings
Students will be able to identify key points and key quotes from the readings (Key Points Worksheets)

Tuesday, 10/30 - Review Vocab 6
Create Study Island accounts

Wednesday, 10/31-Thursday, 11/1 -Scarlet Ibis
Short Story Terms Quiz


Friday, 11/2 - Voc 6 test
Review readings up to page 55


**There will be a surprise review quiz on Short Story terms this week
***Work on Study Island
****Don't forget about the beloved plot structures!!!!!




Scarlet Ibis:
James Hurst
http://www.classzone.com/lol_demo/authors/09/9hurst.htm

1. Where did/does James Hurst live?

2. What careers did James Hurst have?

3. What seemed to be James Hurst’s passion?

The Scarlet Ibis

 The Scarlet Ibis:

What is a Scarlet Ibis?


You'll be reading a story about a scarlet ibis, and you 
have probably guessed that it will involve some symbolism.  Wouldn't 
you agree that it would help to understand the story if you knew what a 
scarlet ibis was?  

The following site has a picture of the scarlet ibis.  

Click the link below to see a scarlet ibis.

Link: Photograph of the scarlet ibis


What's so special about the scarlet ibis?  Click on this site and be ready to 
answer some questions. 

The Scarlet Ibis - INFO SITE ONE

The Scarlet Ibis - INFO SITE TWO


Record your answers to the following questions on your worksheet: 

1)  What is a scarlet ibis?  Describe in detail -
     A.  Provide a physical description
     B.  List any significant character traits
2)  Describe the environment in which the scarlet ibis lives.  
3)  How is environment important to the bird's survival?'


Read Ibis
http://whs.wsd.wednet.edu/faculty/zobel/documents/TheScarletIbisText.pdf

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Study Island Exercises- Due on 11/9

Study Island

Students should complete the seven Keystone Practice exercises in www.Studyisland.com

Students must score at least 70% on each quiz.  If they don't reach 70%, students need to continue to answer questions until they reach 70%.

These exercises will count as points.

CC.1.2.9-10.A: Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

CC.1.2.9-10.B: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences and conclusions based on an author’s explicit assumptions and beliefs about a subject

OMM Overview and due dates

OMM Overview

John Steinbeck:

Born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California, John Steinbeck dropped out of college and worked as a manual laborer before achieving success as a writer. His 1939 novel, The Grapes of Wrath, about the migration of a family from the Oklahoma Dust Bowl to California, won a Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award. Steinbeck served as a war correspondent during World War II, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. He died in New York City in 1968.

OMM Due Date and Character List

Review Web Quests

1. Web Quests needed to be turned in on 10/30

2. We will review the Web Quests to establish a background for the novel Of Mice and Men

3. Remind students to have all of their plot structures completed for the marking period

4. Remind students that Vocab 6 is due on Monday, 10/29

5. Begin reading Of Mice and Men

6. Make a folder in your Integrated One Drive and turn in Key Points Worksheets as we go along.  They will be uploaded to turn it in as we complete the readings.
Key Points Worksheet
7. Turn in Key Points Worksheet for ch 1 and 2
8. Read up to page 55 for Friday, 11/2

9. Vocab 6 test Thursday, 11/2

10. Complete chapters 3 and 4  with KP worksheets for Thursday, 11/8,  (Page 91)
11. Finish the book for Monday (Page 118) 11/12
12. Make sure all Key Point Worksheets are completed by 11/12
13. OMM test Friday, 11/16

Audio Book: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU5PH4_Yno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIU5PH4_Yno

The Characters

Lennie -  A large, lumbering, childlike migrant worker. Due to his mild mental disability, Lennie completely depends upon George, his friend and traveling companion, for guidance and protection. The two men share a vision of a farm that they will own together, a vision that Lennie believes in wholeheartedly. Gentle and kind, Lennie nevertheless does not understand his own strength. His love of petting soft things, such as small animals, dresses, and people’s hair, leads to disaster. Read an in-depth analysis of Lennie.

George -  A small, wiry, quick-witted man who travels with, and cares for, Lennie. Although he frequently speaks of how much better his life would be without his caretaking responsibilities, George is obviously devoted to Lennie. George’s behavior is motivated by the desire to protect Lennie and, eventually, deliver them both to the farm of their dreams. Though George is the source of the often-told story of life on their future farm, it is Lennie’s childlike faith that enables George to actually believe his account of their future. Read an in-depth analysis of George.

Candy -  An aging ranch handyman, Candy lost his hand in an accident and worries about his future on the ranch. Fearing that his age is making him useless, he seizes on George’s description of the farm he and Lennie will have, offering his life’s savings if he can join George and Lennie in owning the land. The fate of Candy’s ancient dog, which Carlson shoots in the back of the head in an alleged act of mercy, foreshadows the manner of Lennie’s death. Read an in-depth analysis of Candy.

Curley’s wife -  The only female character in the story, Curley’s wife is never given a name and is only mentioned in reference to her husband. The men on the farm refer to her as a “tramp,” a “tart,” and a “looloo.” Dressed in fancy, feathered red shoes, she represents the temptation of female sexuality in a male-dominated world. Steinbeck depicts Curley’s wife not as a villain, but rather as a victim. Like the ranch-hands, she is desperately lonely and has broken dreams of a better life. Read an in-depth analysis of Curley’s wife.

Crooks -  Crooks, the black stable-hand, gets his name from his crooked back. Proud, bitter, and caustically funny, he is isolated from the other men because of the color of his skin. Despite himself, Crooks becomes fond of Lennie, and though he derisively claims to have seen countless men following empty dreams of buying their own land, he asks Lennie if he can go with them and hoe in the garden. Read an in-depth analysis of Crooks.

Curley -  The boss’s son, Curley wears high-heeled boots to distinguish himself from the field hands. Rumored to be a champion prizefighter, he is a confrontational, mean-spirited, and aggressive young man who seeks to compensate for his small stature by picking fights with larger men. Recently married, Curley is plagued with jealous suspicions and is extremely possessive of his flirtatious young wife. Read an in-depth analysis of Curley.

Slim -  A highly skilled mule driver and the acknowledged “prince” of the ranch, Slim is the only character who seems to be at peace with himself. The other characters often look to Slim for advice. For instance, only after Slim agrees that Candy should put his decrepit dog out of its misery does the old man agree to let Carlson shoot it. A quiet, insightful man, Slim alone understands the nature of the bond between George and Lennie, and comforts George at the book’s tragic ending.

Carlson -  A ranch-hand, Carlson complains bitterly about Candy’s old, smelly dog. He convinces Candy to put the dog out of its misery. When Candy finally agrees, Carlson promises to execute the task without causing the animal any suffering. Later, George uses Carlson’s gun to shoot Lennie.

The Boss -  The stocky, well-dressed man in charge of the ranch, and Curley’s father. He is never named and appears only once, but seems to be a fair-minded man. Candy happily reports that the boss once delivered a gallon of whiskey to the ranch-hands on Christmas Day.

Aunt Clara  -  Lennie’s aunt, who cared for him until her death, does not actually appear in the work except at the end, as a vision chastising Lennie for causing trouble for George. By all accounts, she was a kind, patient woman who took good care of Lennie and gave him plenty of mice to pet.

Whit -  A ranch-hand.

Study Guide/ questions